Senate to Confirm O’Toole, Hamilton Despite Opposition

November 4, 2009

Senate
Majority Whip Durban (D-IL) stated on Tuesday that by the end of this week both
Tara O’Toole and David Hamilton may be confirmed as the Homeland Security
Department’s undersecretary for science and technology and the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the 7
th
Circuit, respectively. Senate Majority Leader
Reid (D-NV), who has recently criticized the obstruction of O’Toole as a threat
to American security, will file cloture if needed, according to his spokeswoman.